Safety-fuse terminal.



PATENTED APR. 30, 1907.

J. SACH-S; SAFETY-'FUSE TERMNAL.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 9.1906.

'nuls electrically and also to wir.

Application ilcil March 9,1906. Serial No. 305,089.

Bc it known that, I, Jessen Sir-ions, citi.-

zen oll the United Sintes, residing ei; ford, in llic county oi" Hartford und of Connecticut, have invented an improvement in Safety-Fuse rleri'ninols, 01"' which the following is o, specification.

My invention. rola-tes to safety fuse contact terminals oi i he screw clamp contA ci; type sind purticulurly to the manner in which the 'terminals und ilie end cops oi the soiety inse' devices ere secured together.

llcretoiore in constructing soi'oiy fuses or' the class izo which the present invention. lot es, che fuse strips or the terminals tiiercoit have been commonly passed through che @nu f cops or icrrules und. soldered or otherwise electrically connect-ffl ilo the clamp contact terminal of the `fuse device, wherein one and the seine connection served connecttlie fusel strip or its terminals to the chimp termicoiinoc lie clamp terminals :nid th x end cops incchenio lilly. ln so assembling the paris, it lons been necessary to employ or other similartoois to properly center and eline the end clips und contact terminals and from the nstnrc of thc conneciion between these inenibers, the complot ril fuse device is ofrenliines not suilicicnt ly rigid to wiiilisiiind. lhe strains to which the .sonic is subjected in practice.

'lhe objocl ol" in ipreseniv invent ion is therei'oro not onlyv to dispense with they einplolg* nient of jigs or other similari' tools iii osceniu bling thc ont! caps :nid Contact tcrinii'io-ls, but also to unic these members in niiinncr :is to increase the rigidii'j," o'l 'the conH rej ncctioii, inciting the mechanical connection lwtwccn the chimp contxuwi' terminals pondent ol ihc t-lvciriczil connection between the luso strip or its terminals :unl the chimp confort tcrniinnls.

raros :nlzipcd to 'lit over the casing of thc lus!l dm'iconnd scrcv.r chimp ie-.rminzils pi'cl'crziblq," zmgrulor, io which the incloscd luso strip is cicmi'irnllf,r coiinccted, one ol' ihrse members indeboing provided with lugs or curs und the i other with suiliiblc openings :adopted to rcccivc thc seid huis or cors and through which ihc suine ore passed find connected to secu rc the soir] incnibcrs together.

. ln the drawings 1-l1`igure l is o. phm ol :i fuse device iitted with terminals embodying Present invention. Fig. 2 is on elevoion of the so ne Fig. is `an eno' view of my iin.- provcii erniinfil. Fig. isoJ section o;- -f f 3.1, l. Fira 5 is iin end view illusi nig inorhi'icziiion oi" the invention. Fig. ti is :i y, .ff a. 5

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rr io the drawing, o; designates i l` is piovule'i with end cops o to e terminals of the 'Suse Sirinl c' irc electrically connected sind. preferably in suit'obiy cqui--dissiit positions, the end cups i) orc or vided willi holes c.

Y' the screw clonip contact terwhich :ire preferably angular, one 1 being provided with o, suitable recess te ive the stationery srininsl 'to which `the device is to loe connected, und the other port: of eseli terminal d is provided in equol; speocrl sport positions corresponding with those in which the holes 'c src placed in cthe end cops 7;, i. li lugs or eers e adapted lo be passed througgri the sind openings c in the euri cops o und turned .flown on or riveted against the ii'iner sides iliercoi tocoiinect the scifi end oops and terminal inenibcrs together, and the suine time lix these ports in their peper alinenicnt, the aperture i being suis-pte l to receive 'thc l'use strip terminal and in ,ich 'che Sonie is electrically connected to the conizact izerniinol, or as indicated iii Figs, 5 oud 6, the 'laces of the end cops i) nisiy be pro 'ed with eers or lugs f preferably in eouziliy spaced eport posiiions and equnlh,Y distruiv ironi the ccnier sind the edges of one member olf the terminals (Z provided with suitnblc notches 7i adopted ro receive the ears or lugs] which nre then turned down against the surface oi the solid uieniber of the terminals d sind iii this instance as illustroied when vfour of the eers or lugs ore employed,

it will be necessary io provide the said ineinj bers or each terminal (Z with suitable openin carrying ouiy my invention ,i employT cnil through which the seid lugs or cnrs sire passed to secure thc sii-id incinbeis ogeiher.

2, :i siilctv fuse terminal conii'irising im rnd cui), :i contact; terminal, luci or Ycnrs on scid termine-l und inicgrnltherewith, thc snirl end eap hei-ng provided with holes through which the saicl lugs or ears are adapted to be passed anflnrned down to secure the said terminal and end can together.

e. il safety 'fuse comprising` an end cap and. an angular screwY contact termina-l, and ings on one part oi said terminal, the lac'e of thesaid end cap being` provided in positions corresponding to the said ears or lugs with holes adapted to receive the said ears or lugs and. through which the same are passed and turned down to secure the said terminals and ene` can together.

at, A sa'lety' 'fuse termii'ial` comprising` an end cap, a contact terminal, both of whichmembers are provided with an aperture for receiving and making electrical connection with a fuse strip or its terminal, and means connected. with one of said members and in,- dependent ol the said electrical connection for seeuring said members together.

`connected with one of said members 'for curing the same to the other of Seid ineinbers independently ol the said electrical'oon neerion and'xin'gtlie relationship of said members. i

6. A safety ruse terminal comprising an end` cap', a contact terminal and lugs or ears provided integral with one of said members, the other member being` provided with means for receiving` the said lugs or ears and hy which the relationship of said members is lxed.

7. A. safety fuse terminal comprising an end cap, a Contact termina-l, both of' which members are 'provided with me ans -for receiV ing and making electrical connection with a fuse strip or its terminal', and means con nected \\ith one ol' said members and-independent olf'ihe said eleetrical connection -lor securing,` said members together.

Signed'hy me this lGLh (lay of Febrer-.ry

5. e. safety fuse terminal comprising an 1906. end cap, a contact terminal, both oi which JOSEPH SCI'IS. members are 'provided with an Vaperture `lor l/Vitnesses:

receiving and making electrical connection il.. lil. SennELL,

wita a 'luse strip or its terminal and means Geo; T. Fineliner. 

